Rolling good times with Mick Jagger

Vineet Sharma

People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It`s quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people. – Mick JaggerThe Rolling Stones bring forth to our minds the images of evergreen rock stars and unmatchable tunes churned out by the living legend Mick Jagger. The man hailed as an enigma and performer par excellence by many was born under the stars of World War II and probably amalgamated the ennui of the times in his sense of music. A plethora of rockers come and go, but the paraphernalia of Mick stays on with his enthralling rhythm. Songs like Sympathy for the Devil, Honky Tonk Woman and the maverick album with anarchist overtones “Sticky Fingers” earned his band a demi-god status and a cult status that refuses to fade away. Mick Jagger is one of those rare artists who have performed in thousands of concerts with an undying passion of connecting with the audience…A lesson that should be imparted to the new-age singers of today, who usually engross themselves with the paparazzi more than their fans. An incorrigible dancer on the stage, he set the trend for the trend-setters themselves and his style of grunting and suddenly perplexing the listener with an aggression that stays in the realms of uncertainty paved way for many grunge rockers of his time. It is aptly said that the artiste redeems his age’s fallacies through his/her brilliance and Mick did exactly that and gave the masses a new way of thinking, breaking the boundaries set by the moral police and questioning the policies of the government when atrocities were induced on the masses. One can never forget the kick that came out of watching the Rolling Stones’ ‘40 Licks Tour’, an event that left the critics who said that Jagger and his band were in a time-warp and too old for comfort, gasping for breath. The power packed stellar performances by the Stones was something special, the zeal of the members was unmatchable and sheer exuberance of musical genius emanated from every note that they struck on stage. Mick Jagger has been a wild-child, an anarchist, the man possessed with music, Satan’s contemporary on Earth and an inspiration for many from rockers world. He has done it all with a panache least expected from him and even today he’ll leave you growling for more as he re-invents himself every morning, or in his words… I haven`t had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven`t left it. Mick Jagger Lifeline:

Born: 26-Jul-1943

Birthplace: Dartford, Kent, England

Gender: Male

Race or Ethnicity: White

Sexual orientation: Bisexual

Occupation: Singer/Songwriter

Nationality: England

Executive summary: Lead singer of the Rolling Stones

Father: Joe Jagger (school teacher, b. 1912, d. 11-Nov-2006 pneumonia)

Mother: Eva Jagger (b. 1913, d. 18-May-2000)

Brother: Chris Jagger (lead singer of Atcha, b. 5-Aug-1949)

Wife: Bianca Jagger (m. 12-May-1971, div. 1979, one daughter)

Wife: Jerry Hall (dated 1976-90, m. 21-Nov-1990, annulled 13-Aug-1999, two daughters, two sons)

Girlfriend: Chrissie Shrimpton (model, dated 1963-66)

Girlfriend: Marianne Faithfull (dated 1964-70)

Girlfriend: Marsha Hunt (actress, dated 1969-70, one daughter)

Girlfriend: Carla Bruni (model, dated 1992)

Girlfriend: Jana Rajlich (model, dated 1996)

Girlfriend: Luciana Gimenez Morad (model, dated 1998-99, one son)

Girlfriend: Vanessa Neuman (South American heiress, dated 1999)

Girlfriend: Sophie Dahl (model, granddaughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal, dated early 2000s)

Girlfriend: Luann Bambrough ("L`Wren Scott", model, dated 2004-)

Slept with: David Bowie (rock`n`roller)

Slept with: Bebe Buell (model)

Slept with: Janice Dickinson (model)

Slept with: Mackenzie Phillips (actress)

Daughter: Karis Jagger (backstage film worker, b. 4-Nov-1970 with Marsha Hunt)

Daughter: Jade Jagger (jewelry designer, b. 21-Oct-1971 with Bianca Jagger)

Daughter: Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger (model, b. 2-Mar-1984 with Jerry Hall)

Son: James Leroy Augustin Jagger (model, b. 1986 with Jerry Hall)

Daughter: Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger (b. 1993 with Jerry Hall)

Son: Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger (b. 1997 with Jerry Hall)

Son: Lucas Morad-Jagger (b. 1999 with Luciana Gimenez Morad) University: London School of Economics

The Rolling Stones Lead singer

Songwriters Hall of Fame

Knight of the British Empire 2002

Public Urination 18-Mar-1965

Drug Possession: Amphetamine West Wittering, Sussex, England 12-Feb-1967,

conviction reversed on appeal

Drug Possession: Marijuana London, England 28-May-1969

Drug Possession: Marijuana 18-Jul-1972

Assault Rhode Island 18-Jul-1972 Filmography as actor

Shine a Light (7-Feb-2008) Himself

Mayor of the Sunset Strip (17-Jun-2003) Himself

America: A Tribute to Heroes (21-Sep-2001) Himself

The Man from Elysian Fields (13-Sep-2001)

Bent (May-1997)

Freejack (17-Jan-1992)

Moonwalker (16-Dec-1988) Himself

Live Aid (13-Jul-1985) Himself

Let`s Spend the Night Together (11-Feb-1983) Himself

Burden of Dreams (30-May-1982)

Jimi Hendrix (10-Oct-1973) Himself

Gimme Shelter (06-Dec-1970) Himself

Ned Kelly (07-Oct-1970)

Performance (3-Aug-1970)

Sympathy for the Devil (30-Nov-1968) Himself